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As Bitcoin moves ever closer to its block reward reduction, analysts are becoming more and more convinced that BTC will rally into the quadrennial event. One analyst notes that as this market nears the auspicious shift in issuance, the cryptocurrency could double by value, especially considering historical trends....
It probably seems obvious to most but cryptocurrency trading has been identified as posing a risk to people suffering from compulsive gambling habits. A survey by the Center for Gambling Studies at Rutgers University New Brunswick’s School of Social Work highlighted the link between the two high-risk pursuits....
The US Marshals Service is appealing for help disposing of seized or forfeited cryptocurrency. The government body is looking for firms to provide feedback on appropriate methods to store, liquidate, or potentially return Bitcoin and other cryptos involved with financial crimes. A request posted on FedBizOpps details a...
A pair of surveys has found that over two thirds of British consumers do not even know what cryptocurrency is. Meanwhile, less than 2 percent have ever bought crypto for more than £200. Unsurprisingly, as one of the centres of global finance, London leads the nation in self-proclaimed...
A Halifax court has granted an extension to QuadrigaCX’s creditor protection deadline. The story of the now-defunct crypto exchange that has most gripped the space so far in 2019 is therefore set to continue. According to court documents, QuadrigaCX’s CEO, Gerard Cotten, died with the only knowledge of...
Investors who purchased Litecoin during the significant November 2018 sell-off earned four times more returns than the investors who bought Bitcoin, highlighted Joe McCann. The financial expert, who serves as the head of systematic trading at crypto asset management firm, Passport Capital, calculated the returns made by the...
Two very separate markets in crypto and stocks are trending in the same direction on Monday. The first market is of Asian equities led by China. The mainland Chinese stocks today jumped more than 3 percent, its best since early November 2018. The CSI 300 Index (SHA: 000300),...
The financial markets authority of Quebec (AMF) is requesting that investors in a cryptocurrency mining company contact them. The announcement comes after Technologies Crypto Inc. was issued with a series of freezing orders in connection with existing securities regulations earlier this month. Technologies Crypto Inc. reportedly took over...
A group of online criminals from Turkey have been detained by local authorities on suspicion of hacking a domestic cryptocurrency company. Those behind the security breach are thought to have used the popular video game PUBG to communicate prior to the attack. The Turkish company has had around $2.47...
Research indicates that large cryptocurrency exchanges are increasingly being targeted by scammers using doctored photographs to trick two-factor authentication reset procedures. The attack once again highlights the importance of securing one’s own private keys and not entrusting security to a third party exchange. There is a market on...
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